Defendant Name: Alcatel-Lucent, S.A.

Defendant Type: Public Company
SIC Code: 3661
CUSIP: 01390430

Initial Case Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. Alcatel-Lucent, S.A.
First Document Date 27-Dec-2010
Initial Filing Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 10-cv-24620
Allegation Type Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Federal District Court Florida, Southern District of Florida

Violations Alleged

Exchange Act
• Sec 13(b)(2)(A)
• Sec 13(b)(2)(B)
• Sec 13(b)(5)
• Sec 30A

Resolutions

First Resolution Date 27-Dec-2010
Headline Total Penalty and Disgorgement $45,372,000

Related Documents:

LR-21795 27-Dec-2010 Litigation Release
SEC Files Settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges Against Alcatel-Lucent S.A. With Total Disgorgement and Criminal Fines of Over $137 Million.
On December 27, 2010, the SEC issued a litigation release announcing that it filed: "a settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges against Alcael-Lucent, S.A. with total disgorgement and criminal fines of over $137 million."
comp21795 27-Dec-2010 Complaint
Complaint
On December 27, 2010, the SEC filed a complaint against Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. According to the SEC, the company, through its subsidiaries and agents violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, "by paying more than $8 million in bribes to foreign government officials. Alcatel made these payments to influence acts and decisions by theses foreign government officials to obtain or retain business, with the knowledge and approval of certain management level personnel of the relevant Alcatel subsidiaries."
2010-258 27-Dec-2010 Press Release--Civil Action
SEC Charges Alcatel-Lucent with FCPA Violations; Company to Pay More Than $137 Million to Settle SEC and DOJ Charges
On December 27, 2010, the SEC announced that it charged Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying more than $8 million in bribes to government officials in order to obtain or retain lucrative telecommunications contracts and other contracts in Costa Rica, Honduras, Malaysia, and Taiwan. According to the complaint, the bribery payments were undocumented or improperly recorded as consulting fees in the subsidiary's books.
court_doc5_10-cv-24620 30-Dec-2010 Court Docket Document
Final Judgment as to Defendant Alcatel-Lucent, S.A.
On December 30, 2010, Federal District Judge Donald L. Graham entered final judgment against Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. pursuant to the consent of Alcatel-Lucent, S.A.